Why not make these wonderful Irish Cream Scones for a St. Patrick's Day breakfast? The scones are soft and flaky with an Irish Cream glaze. Especially good with homemade jam!
Irish Cream Scones, a delicious St. Patrick's Day treat!
I've been wanting to make some scones for months. So, when I found this recipe for scones using Bailey's Irish Cream on Pinterest by The Suburban Soapbox, I decided it was time to take the plunge and make them! After all . . . I need to use that Bailey's Irish Cream that I bought last week. Right? So, these Irish Cream Scones became my next new Irish Cream recipe this week.
Making the Irish Cream Scones . . .
These Irish Cream Scones are really simple to make. The original recipe says to mix it all in one … [Read more...]

When you have a "hankerin" for homemade cinnamon rolls, but don't want to make them from scratch, make Patti's Lazy Day Cinnamon Rolls!
Patti's Lazy Day Cinnamon Rolls . . .
What do you do when you really want some cinnamon rolls, but you aren't in the mood to make them from scratch? You make Patti's Lazy Day Cinnamon Rolls! This recipe was sent to me by my friend, Patti, who herself is a great cook! Her recipe starts with frozen rolls, and ends with delicious mouth-watering cinnamon rolls. That's my kind of recipe for a convenient breakfast food.
Making Patti's Lazy Day Cinnamon Rolls . . .
Patti's Lazy Day Cinnamon Rolls starts with a bag of frozen bread rolls.
The rolls are thawed in a glass bowl, then mixed together to … [Read more...]

When you would like to make a little homemade bread for your meal, but don't have much time to spare, make these Cheddar Garlic Cornbread Biscuits. The cheddar and garlic add so much flavor to these little drop cornbread biscuits. Fast, easy and flavorful. Who could ask for more?
Cheddar Garlic Cornbread Biscuits, an easy bread for dinner . . .
Have you ever wanted some kind of homemade bread or biscuits to go with your lunch or dinner? Well, that happened to me recently. I had made a pot of Mama's Bean Soup, and I thought crackers were just too "blah". Sometimes I make Mama's Jalapeno Cornbread or Mama's Easy Jalapeno Cornbread. But, I wanted something easier to make and with a shorter baking time. I looked through my Pinterest … [Read more...]

Fluffy Angel Biscuits with butter and jam for breakfast take us back to our childhood. These delicious biscuits also freeze well!
Angel Biscuits for breakfast!
Several years ago, my husband, Lynn, and I would travel to the little town of Flippin, Arkansas, to visit his sister, Carol, and her husband, Joe. Carol was, and is, is a wonderful cook and planned such delicious meals for us. Every morning, she would get up early and make Angel Biscuits for breakfast. While she made bacon, sausage, gravy, eggs to serve with the biscuits, we would enjoy coffee and conversation. Memories...Joe passed away in 2011, and Carol moved back to New Mexico to be close to her family.
Carol (L), Maribeth (R) at the Alexander Family Reunion
We miss … [Read more...]

If you are looking for a different "sweet treat" for your loved one for Valentine's Day, you might consider this Cherry Cream Cheese Roll. The sweet braided roll has a cream cheese filling that is topped with cherry pie filling. Scrumptious!
Cherry Cream Cheese Roll for Valentine's Day . . . Perfect!
I always think of cherry desserts for Valentine's Day . . . Chocolate Covered Cherries (my favorite!!!), Jeri's Chocolate Cherry Cake (Daddy's favorite!), and Cherry Cream Cheese Pie (my son, Jason's, favorite!). And, this year I am adding a new one to my list . . . this Cherry Cream Cheese Roll. These delicious cherry filled braided sweet breads were, and are, extremely popular in my hometown and surrounding areas. I had not had one in … [Read more...]

Maribeth Alexander,

I love to collect recipes, cook and entertain. I also love music! I have had a desire for some time to have a blog where I could bring my two passions--food and music--together. "Food and Forte" is the realization of that desire. Read More…

Favorite Desserts from Our Family

Favorite Desserts from Our Family includes is a 201 page collection of favorite cookies, pies and cakes from my mother (age 93) down to my youngest grandchildren. All recipes are “tried and true”, are still made and loved even today, and will surely please your loved ones as well.

Winter Wonderland of Sweets

O, the weather outside might be frightful, but inside your home, it can be delightful with these tasty wintery treats! What’s better than wrapping up in a nice warm blanket with a hot cup of coffee or cocoa, and sampling one or more of these yummy desserts? I think that is the perfect way to spend a winter afternoon when you don’t want to go out.

Thanksgiving Treasures

The Emergency Chef

This is a great resource to help you in preparing for emergencies by having your pantry stocked with usable foods, an alternate cooking station, and easy recipes to make to feed your family at any time, but especially in inconvenient times.

Christmas Treasures

Celebrate the Real Meaning of Christmas with Family Traditions, Recipes, Songs, Books, Movies, and Activities!

Frugal Feast: 31 Lower Cost and Healthier Chicken Entrees

The "Frugal Feasts: 31 Lower Cost and Healthier Chicken Entrees" cookbook contains recipes for chicken dishes that are less expensive to make and serve your family and friends. Plus, serving suggestions and tips on how to make the recipe healthier by substituting some of the ingredients.

Sweets for Sweetie

Valentine’s Day has long been a day for expressing love—love for one’s special someone. These expressions of love are often shown through greeting cards with messages of love, bouquets of flowers (especially red roses), and heart-shaped boxes of his or her favorite assorted chocolate candies. All of these say “I love you!” to the one who is the recipient of these gifts of the heart.

Love Themes

"Love Themes" is a collection of songs that portray ten emotions associated with love. Six songs are piano only, four are orchestrated. Some of the titles include: "Forgiveness", "Compassion", "Kiss", "Embrace", and more.